This project aims at developing a mechanism for easy transportation of heavy loads over stairs. The need for such a system arises from day-to-day requirements in our society. Devices such as hand trolleys are used to relieve the stress of lifting while on flat ground; however, these devices usually fail when it comes to carrying the load over short fleet of stairs. In the light of this, the project attempts to design a stair climbing hand cart which can carry heavy objects up the stairs with less effort compared to carrying them manually. It also endeavors to study the commercial viability and importance of such a product. Several designs were conceived that would allow a non-industrial hand trolley to travel over stairs, curbs, or uneven terrain while reducing the strain on the
user.
In our project, the trolley is equipped with Tri-Star wheels which enable us to carry load up and down the stairs. It also eases the movement of trolley in-irregular surfaces like holes, bumps, etc.
Professional material handlers prefer to use a hand truck when moving stackable items such as boxes, crates or packages. Heavier items are usually stacked on the bottom of the hand truck, with lighter objects saved for the top.
The stair-climbing hand truck is designed to reduce liability rather than increase it. Conventional hand trucks work well on flat ground, but their usefulness decreases when it becomes necessary to move an object over an irregular surface. Package deliverymen, for example, often find it necessary to drag loaded hand trucks up short flights of stairs just to reach the front door of a
building. The entire purpose of using a conventional hand truck is to avoid having to lift and carry heavy objects around.
The pulling up of a standard hand truck up the stairs results in a bumpy and jarring motion. This motion may damage the items loaded on the hand truck or cause them to fall off entirely. A hand truck that could climb stairs without requiring the user to lift would improve the safety of moving heavy objects over irregular surfaces.
In our project, we are designing and fabricating normal hand trolleys with Tri-Star wheel in order to enable the trolley to move up or down the stairs.
In our project, we are using this Tri-Star wheel arrangement in a hand trolley in the place of normal wheels setup to enable the trolley to climb up and down the stair cases and also to up come small obstacles like holes and bumps on its path.
结论
Though this project had some limitations regarding the strength and built of the structure, it can be considered to be a small step forward, as far as Stair Climbing Vehicles are concerned. During the test run of this project, it was realized that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to consider this design for carrying heavy loads up the stairs. This product will be well acclaimed if it can be commercialized to suit the needs. Though the initial cost of the project seemed to be higher but more accurate manufacturing would shorten this. As far the commercial aspects of this product are concerned, if this product can be fully automated and produced at a lower cost the acceptance will be unimaginable. Presently, there are no competitors for such a kind of product in our market.
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